Yale Clinches Victory Over Marist

Calvin Bennett. (photo by Sam Rubin '95, Yale Sports Publicity)

Feb 27, 2010

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Yale clinched victory
over Marist by winning four of six singles matches to improve to
6-3 on the season Saturday at the Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center.
The Bulldogs concluded their match by winning two of three
doubles matches to win the doubles point Sunday.

Yale won matches at the top four singles matches to clinch the
victory. At No. 1 singles, freshman Marc Powers won 7-5, 6-0
over Christian Coley. Freshman John Huang cruised to a 6-4,
6-3 win over Loic Sessagesimi at No. 2 singles. Playing No. 3
singles, junior Calvin Bennett rolled to a 6-2, 6-3 win over
Nicolas Pisecky. Freshman Daniel Hoffman battled to a 4-6,
6-1, 6-4 win over Landon Greene at No. 5 singles.

The Bulldogs concluded their match by winning two of three
doubles matches on Sunday. At No. 1 doubles, the doubles team
of Bennett and sophomore Erik Blumenkranz won 8-5 over Himmelsbach
and Coley. Playing No. 2 doubles, Huang and junior Jordan
Abergel defeated Pisecky and Van Eck 8-5.